Ekerem - Esenguly (Turkmenistan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Ekerem - Esenguly

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	non-breeding	2001	1 individuals	A1
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	2001-2005	52 individuals	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2001-2005	8-5,997 individuals	A1, A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	2001-2005	397-19,152 individuals	A4i
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	winter	2001-2005	53-1,094 individuals	A4i
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	winter	2001-2005	10-1,635 individuals	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter	2001-2005	7-1,451 individuals	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	2001	61-747 individuals	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	2001-2005	434-9,341 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	2001-2005	2,666-22,591 individuals	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	2001-2005	37-1,003 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2001	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2005	not assessed	medium	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1932	Hazar	State Nature Reserve	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation, Temporary water bodies	90
Desert		5
Shrubland		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
military	95
unknown	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ekerem - Esenguly (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ekerem--esenguly-iba-turkmenistan on 22/11/2024.